Hall Of Fame: James Blake, ‘James Blake’
This trailblazer of a debut album from 2011 kickstarted a sound that went on to dominate pop music in the following years. Before long, Beyoncé, Kendrick and Frank were picking up the phone…
1st April 2022
Hall Of Fame
Hall Of Fame: Peace, ‘In Love’
Rewind to nearly 10 (gulp) years ago, when B‑Town was the indie capital of the country, and four charity shop-clad young men arrived to lead the new charge.
10th November 2021
Hall Of Fame: Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die’
Nearly a decade on from the album that first introduced us to Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die’’s inimitable palette sounds even more iconic with time.
7th October 2021
Hall of Fame: The Strokes, ‘Is This It’
The album that ripped a hole in the start of the century, changing music history with every riff.
30th July 2021
Hall of Fame: Tyler, The Creator — ‘GOBLIN’
The subversive, at times uncomfortable, first steps from one of modern rap’s most important figures.
10th May 2021
Hall Of Fame: ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’
Crash-landing in a surge of hype, The Vaccines’ debut divided people and yet ultimately conquered.
11th March 2021
Looking back on Grimes’ ‘Visions’
Bridging the gap between her past as a witchy, evasive producer and future as a creator of sugary pop songs, ‘Visions’ was Grimes’ turning point, a portrait of an artist in flux and finding her feet.
21st January 2019
Looking back on Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut album
Spiky, sexy and impossibly exciting, Franz Ferdinand’s art rock debut slinked its way to the top of the mid-’00s pile with the aim of “making music for girls to dance to”.
1st October 2018
Looking back on The Long Blondes’ ‘Someone To Drive You Home’
Effortlessly stylish and swathed a particularly Sheffieldian strain of faded, kitchen sink chic, The Long Blondes’ debut became a cult classic that still packs a playful punch to this day.
5th September 2018
Looking back on Two Door Cinema Club’s ‘Tourist History’
Earwormy choruses? Check. Glitchy guitars? Check? A debut album that reaches the highest of euphoric heights throughout its ten tracks? Well, that’s gotta be ‘Tourist History’.
22nd May 2018
Looking back on My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Black Parade’
From haunted mansions to Liza Minelli, My Chemical Romance’s third album was no mean feat. Twelve years on, there’s still no finer goth-rock opera out there.
1st May 2018
Looking back on Late Of The Pier’s ‘Fantasy Black Channel’
An undersung cult classic which worked genius out of a cosmic muddle, this Castle Donington band didn’t muck about with their one and only album.
24th April 2018
Looking back on Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’
Affective to its core, the Scots’ breakout second album remains a brilliantly honest, witty documentation of gut-wrenching heartbreak.
14th March 2018
Looking back on The White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’
Dunnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun… With their fourth LP and THAT massive hit, Jack and Meg cemented their place in musical history forever. Welcome, ‘Elephant’, to the DIY Hall of Fame.
16th January 2018
Looking back on Le Tigre’s ‘This Island’
A protest-filled burst of wit that infiltrated the mainstream, the New York trio’s third and final album’s spirit is just as vital today.
11th December 2017
Looking back on Friendly Fires’ self-titled debut
Longing for a bright noisy metropolis far away from the dozy suburbia of St Albans, Friendly Fires’ debut album was a standout moment from a year filled with hedonistic indie dreamers.
12th September 2017
Looking back on Biffy Clyro’s ‘Puzzle’
Now one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, it was Biffy Clyro’s 2007 breakout fourth album that set them on the path to world domination.
23rd August 2017
Looking back on Metronomy’s ‘Nights Out’
Nearly ten years on from its release, and with Joe Mount trying to recapture its magic on new album ‘Summer ‘08’, we revisit the youthful exuberance and charm of Metronomy’s second album.
24th July 2017
Looking back on The Streets’ ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’
Mike Skinner’s gritty rap opera about trying to catch a bloody break was well ahead of its time, and is still as hilarious over a decade later.
6th June 2017
Looking back on The Horrors’ ‘Strange House’
Back in 2007, The Horrors were infamous for their skinny jeans and huge hair, but ten years on, it’s clear their debut wasn’t ever really about style over substance.
24th May 2017
Looking back on Paramore’s ‘Riot!’
From Warped Tour darlings to worldwide superstars, we travel back a decade to revisit Paramore’s seminal second album.
24th April 2017
Sløtface tell us all about the first time they discovered Paramore’s ‘Riot!’
Thanks to a D12 obsession, the band’s Tor-Arne Vikingstadbought ‘Riot!’ instead of an ice-cream. It turned out to be gamechanger.
24th April 2017
Looking back on Klaxons’ ‘Myths Of The Near Future’
Glowsticks and dodgy neon-coloured clothing aside, Klaxons’ era-defining debut sounded like nothing else that came before it.
31st January 2017
Looking back on Blood Red Shoes’ ‘Box of Secrets’
We revisit the Brighton-based duo’s 2008 debut album.
10th January 2017